Climate Change & Energy

Deep Retrofit & Fuel Switch Projects for Existing Commercial Buildings: Case Study Development

This report examines four case studies of commercial buildings in the Lower Mainland that have...
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Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Musqueam First Nation Public Buildings Decarbonization Plan

This project assesses different aspects of a building decarbonization plan for Musqueam First...
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Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Unhoused Under Pressure

Focusing on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) community, this report draws on academic...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

DIY passive cooling techniques for residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

In response to Vancouver's 2021 heat dome, the report focuses on protecting Vancouver's Downtown...
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Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance

Exploring City-University partnership models to inform climate policy in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

This report analyzes models, best practices, and common stumbling blocks for City-University...
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Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Rebuilding our relationship with water: Research to support innovative approaches to intercultural climate engagement through an Indigenous lens

Focusing on recentering water engagement through an Indigenous lens, anchored by the Fraser River/...
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Climate Change & Energy
Data & Technology
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Mapping the network of community relationships crucial to extreme heat planning in South Vancouver and Marpole

The purpose of this research is to better understand the breadth and depth of relationships and...
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Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste

Mapping seasonal tree leaf debris accumulation scenarios in a changing climate

This project provides insights for the optimization of the City of Vancouver leaf collection...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Research to understand the success of building retrofit programs in BC

This project studied 6 retrofit programs from British Columbia to present them as case studies to...
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Climate Change & Energy
Natural Resources
Policy, Economics & Governance

An UNDRIP framework to advance indigenous-focused climate and energy resilience capacity-building programs

This project aims to establish a framework for the Indigenous-focused Climate and Energy Resilience...
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